Is U.S. Ready to Join the War in Syria?

Washington Institute Senior Fellow Andrew Tabler explains the ramifications of the U.S. authorizing the delivery of arms to rebels in Syria. Photo: Getty Images.

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... I'm ... Obama raises the stakes in Syria's civil war ordering shipments of weapons to mutter rebel forces ... the decision comes up the White House today to confirm the troops loyal to President Bush are outside ... has used chemical weapons during the conflict ... Tilley of two hundred and fifty people in costume with the president has described as a red line ... the morning on Michael Casey ... welcome new sub ... for more on this significant development award is now being into its third year ... we tend to Andrew Tabler ... senior fellow at the Washington Institute for near ... East policy doom oriented ... good morning ... to you know Angie this announcement from some weeks of the rebel forces first claimed that seven had used chemical weapons against the people ... some will say this isn't to ALM them is the case of too little too writes of a rise ... well not entirely the rebels are desperate for for weapons were still not sure the administration ... they are deftly providing military support it's un clear exactly ... what if they're providing weapons what kind of weapons this'll be in that that's really where the D tells are here ... if they provide something sophisticated something the walao been to push back outside the aircraft and troops ... more effectively then this can change the tide of battle if it's just something like ... porn on going nature it's unlikely to change the balance on the ground didn't understand it that that was in fact meat weapons but some that will cause the significant wheels understand it there's a no-fly zone and ... identify what are in place of the Syrian airspace I'm ... it is that how significant is that ... well it we could've had a lot of options they will be looking at this that's really one of the options ... and that would do that would allow you to treat a no-fly zone for example with Patriot missile batteries ... using aircraft are just a neighboring countries or file a flight of the country ... so they're looking for options are all being explored ... as everybody looks and watches the Syria crisis ... reach the ... approximate hundred thousand killed in the former Yugoslavia but in half the time and that's that that's where a raised area ... right in city history repeating itself isn't the greatest of the other concern of cost them into use with the cliche is the Vietnam one audit would say in Afghanistan one ... of the new is that the U S at risk of Draghi itself into a difficult sectarian conflict ... I've that just a drag on an extremely complicated Sonata a ride on the border of Israel ... get it done it's one of those situations where even though he didn't break it you still might buy into the cleanup ... so far has just this year we spent the US is been so hundred and sixty million dollars on the clean up on your doubts that substantial that silly Guinea go up soon ... right ... and what about the state of the war that because of course in this interim period ... I'm side ... has gone into such an alliance with Hezbollah ... and has made some progress ... in sickly in battles the strongholds in Aleppo ... what how how close ... are we to set some new ... shifting toward it ... yes I mean I think that the US that is on the offensive mostly through through hell from Hezbollah ... doubted the Iranians AMR Deal The from their mistakes ... now with everything Aleppo or not is another matter ... but the rebels now we make our choices ... this is only gonna be won one battle in a pretty long war it's like the last two years and in what we call today Syria ... and what about this chemical weapons use I'm ... in Paddy relatively small amount of costs to even small amounts of causes and strain breach of international ... norms and accepted practices ... aam ... and and ... how Zynga was and we really why would they have the use of knowing this could only provide ... the international community ... I think they were calling Obama slots I think they knew that he did when intervened that's ... it they were testing in pushing the red line ... I said does this all the time and he gets away with this time ... in Safari has got away with it and the question is will be among the stations response stop him from using the full legality of his arsenal gets a lot more nastier weapons in his arsenal ... and he could use in the US is in people and that would be a disaster for them to disaster for us foreign policy ... and of course the sun is not the weapons had been diluted by a roster ... and an honest and that the administration to share the information it has ... on the chemical weapons use with ... the Russians ... is is likely to to sway Moscow's anywhere ... I doubt it's gotten ... so far they backed ASA to the hilt and ... and I don't expect a walkway from the right now but that what we can see ... could this escalate even further and to give ... ground troops U S troops ... but that's the problem the the the conventional wisdom the missed ration is we don't get involved it'll get better that hasn't happened to die going on two-and-a-half years ... it's hard to see how doing more of the same ... to be hands off approach ... aam is gonna make this better but troops goods in the ground unlikely at this point ... serving on offensive capacity ... but it's early on in the war and it and we've we really are scary ... looking into the abyss aam has the look of this euro crisis would oversee the phone is very close to what would you have the cat is the solution is to it ... ay ay ay ay Britain is up to that of Twinkies for Foreign Affairs said and it's very simple one is yes do you have to lay down the red line ... to the actor established a sense ... free app to work with the opposition in border areas of Syrian within the country and then last but not least ... out we have given negotiations involving the Russians ... on it until now the administration has reversed that they perceive negotiations first ... and I and dealing with rebels last ... night and you'll thank you very much his time